"Mommy, are you ok?" asks her daughter. Mom lies, "I fine, honey." Do you try to mask your feelings from your children? Your spouse? We often hide our feelings because we want to protect our children. Or to protect ourselves by not letting anyone get to close to discover who we really are. One of our deepest needs is to be known. To have "your person" who "gets" you is comforting and keeps us from feeling lonely in the world. It is hard to experience connection and deep bonds when everyone in
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